Jacob beutel



(No Model.)

J. BEUTEL.

GONFEGTIONERS DROPPING TUBE.

Patented Aug. 17, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB BEUTEL, OF NEl/V YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO OYPRIEN GOUSSET AND FREDERICK ELLER, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

CONFECTIONERS DROPPING-TUBE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 347,460, dated August 17-, 1886.

I A pplicaticn filed June 5), 1886. Serial No. 204,581. No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

, Be it known that I, JACOB BEUTEL, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Confectioners Dropping-Tubes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved device for dropping pastry and other badly flowing substances, such. as are used in making gumdrops, creams, and the like, the device facilitating the making of such confectionery at a saving of time and labor; and the invention consists of a (lroppingtube for confectioners in which are combined a hopper-shaped receiver for the pastry substance to be dropped, said receiver having a number of issuing-tubes, an oscillating stopper-frame pivoted to the receiver and provided with as many stoppers as there are issuing-tubes, and of a friction-spring by which the stopper-frame is held in raised or lowered position. The stopper-frame is supported on a transverse bridge that is applied to fixed guides of the receiver, so as to be detachable from the receiver for cleaning the same.

In the accompanying drawings,Figure 1 represents a vertical transverse section of my improved confectioners dropping-tube on line a; 00, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same on line y y, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the hopper-shaped receiver of my improved confectioners dropping-tube, which receiver is made of sheet metal or other suitable material, and in any shape and size. It is provided at one side with a handle, a, which is taken hold of by the left hand, and at the other side with a hook-shaped finger-rest, b, that is supported on the little finger of the other hand,while the thumb and forefinger take hold of the handle at of a stopper-frame, B, so as to move the same A is provided with a number of issuing-tubes, e e, of which any number maybe arranged, so that a certain quantity of the substancein the receiver can be dropped at the same time. The stopper-frame B is provided with as many The lower part of the receiver wire shanks b and rubber stoppers b as there are issuing-tubes 6, so that all theissuing-tubes can be closed at the same time when lowering the stopper-frame. A friction-spring, f, is atso that the bridge B and stopper-frame B can be removed together from the receiver A, to

facilitate the cleaning of the latter and the stopper -fra-me. The thickly flowing mass which is to be worked up by the dropping device is placed into the receiver and forced out successively in small quantities through the issuing-tubes by first lifting the stopper-frame, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and then lowering the stoppers. The greater or smaller quantity that is forced out through the issuing tubes is regulated according to the degree of lifting motion imparted by the fingers to the stopper-frame. From the dropping-tubes the parts forced out are delivered to the molds for receiving. final shape. By this device the pastry or other badly-flowing substances used for confectionery can be quickly worked up in large quantities, and at a considerable saving of time and labor.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination of a receiver having issuing-tubes with an oscillating stopper-frame having as many stoppers as there are issuingtubes, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of a receiver having issuing-tubes with an oscillating stopper-frame having as many stoppers as there areissuing tubes, and a friction-spring, by which the stopper-frame is held in position, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a receiver having is suing-tubes, an oscillating stopper-frame having as many stoppers as there are issuing-tubes,

and adetachable bridge applied to fixed guides applied to fixed guides of the receiver, sub- 10 of the receiver, to which the stopper-frame is stantially as set forth. pivoted, substantially asshown and described. In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 4. The combination, wiiha receiver having my invention I have signed my name in press issuing-tubes, a handle at one side, and a finenee of two subscribing witnesses.

ger-rcst at the opposite side, of a stopper-frame JACOB BEUTEL. having as many stoppers as there are issning- Vitnesses: tubes, a pivoted shaft connected by arms to SIDNEY MANN,

said stopper-frame, and a detachable bridge 1 MARTIN PETRY. 

